Tajikistan: Local residents say Pamiri leader killed by government troops
Amid sanctions, Kazakh firm stops supplying Russian steelworks
Kazakh companies are treading carefully doing business with Russia.
Georgia faces dwindling wheat stocks as world shortage looms
The country depends heavily on Russia for its wheat. Now, with the war in Ukraine disrupting global supplies, concerns are rising that Georgia could be left vulnerable.
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Taking part in foreign conflicts can be punished by up to eight years in prison.
Uzbekistan: Prominent MP demands end to Twitter ban
Kusherbayev says VPNs are exposing internet users to far more potentially harmful online resources.
Afghanistan in hock to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan for electricity
An Afghan official blames the Ukraine war for choking the banking system in Central Asia, but the fact remains the Taliban regime is broke.
Kyrgyzstan: Eccentric health minister fights for his job amid claims of corruption and bullying
That Beishenaliyev has held onto his job this long has much to do with his old friendship with the president.
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Tajikistan: Crisis-gripped government opts to pick deadly fight in the Pamirs
Officials insist only armed men have been killed, but chatter on social media describes at least some of the fatalities as civilians.
Courier strikes spotlight lack of worker rights in Azerbaijan
During the pandemic, “violating workers' rights has become a social norm.”
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